The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers

The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1995
RecordedArlyn Recording Studio, Austin, Texas
GenreRock
Length40:22
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerPaul Leary[2]
The Supersuckers chronology
La Mano Cornuda
(1994)
The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers
(1995)
Must've Been High
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers is the third studio album by the American rock band the Supersuckers.[2] It was released on August 8, 1995, on Sub Pop.

The word sacrilicious is a portmanteau of sacrilegious and delicious. It was popularized in "Homer Loves Flanders", a 1994 episode of the television series The Simpsons.

Track listing

  1. "Bad, Bad, Bad" – 2:20
  2. "Born with a Tail" – 3:15
  3. "The 19th Most Powerful Woman in Rock" – 2:53
  4. "Doublewide" – 2:17
  5. "Bad Dog" – 3:50
  6. "Money into Sin" – 2:15
  7. "Marie" – 3:26
  8. "The Thing About That" – 2:19
  9. "Ozzy" – 2:34
  10. "Run Like a Motherfucker" (Rick Sims Vox) – 2:23
  11. "Hittin' the Gravel" – 2:23
  12. "Stoned If You Want It" – 2:11
  13. "My Victim" – 3:55
  14. "Don't Go Blue" – 4:20

Personnel

Supersuckers
  • Eddie Spaghetti – vocals, bass
  • Rick Sims – guitar, backing vocals[4]
  • Dancing Eagle – drums
  • Dan Bolton – guitar
Production and additional personnel

Paul Leary – production

Notes

  • "Marie" documents the death of original lead singer Eric Martin of a drug overdose.
  • "Don't Go Blue" has Bobbie Nelson, sister of the country musician Willie Nelson, on piano.
  • The original print run of the CD had a lenticular cover. This gave it a 3D effect and allowed the album title to appear and disappear.
  • "Born With a Tail" was released as single and made into a music video.

References

  1. ^ Gaar, Gillian G. (November 20, 2018). World Domination: The Sub Pop Records Story. BMG Books. ISBN 9781947026193 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Supersuckers". www.trouserpress.com.
  3. ^ "The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers - Supersuckers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Simons, Ted (October 19, 1995). "Cowboys From Hell". Phoenix New Times.